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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I recently crossed over a crosswalk which was elevated to the pedestrian level, effectively functioning as a speed bump. There are clear sightlines on both sides of it. Broad daylight, it has huge signs that say "stop for pedestrians", zebra stripes, and it's a single lane each direction on a road that cuts through a public park. I didn't press the button and instead just started walking. A car was coming but had plenty of time to see me, saw me and stopped for me. But then when I had crossed he rolled down his window and shouted at me that I should have pressed the button. Like wtf dude? You saw me, you stopped. Idgaf about a button, you know how this is supposed to work. Get off your damn phone while you're driving if it's so hard for you to spot someone stepping out onto such a clearly marked crossing.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

In Brooklyn, it's the norm for drivers to ignore red lights and stop lights. It's like they don't understand this is a pedestrian heavy city. I have to avoid cars while I have the right of way on a regular basis.